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Brian Suhre
Mostly reviews and playthroughs. The Paradox Initiative is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, and 1 other video.
From BoardGameGeek
"Our newest discovery changes everything! Our paradox engine lets us manipulate paradox particles, the fundamental building blocks of reality. Past, present, and future—none are beyond our grasp, and nobody can stand in our way! Except, that is, maybe the frauds at that rival paradox lab down the street. Quickly, to the control room. Switch off the safeties, there’s renown to be won!” In The Paradox Initiative, players are mad scientists competing to claim strands of spacetime from worlds all across the multiverse. Who can most efficiently operate their particle-matching "Paradox Engine" to collect data from the different worlds? Be careful! Your collecting sends ripples throughout existence, collapsing the connections that future generations will need to reap the benefits of your reckless experiments. The Paradox Initiative takes the familiar board game elements of card drafting, set collection, and resource management, then adds a Bejewelled-like grid of discs for each player to manipulate. As a result, The Paradox Initiative is simple to learn, yet challenging to master, with players navigating three interlocking systems to grab as much spacetime as they can to be hailed the greatest scientist in the universe! —description from the publisher
The Paradox Initiative has 9 videos from 5 creators: 3 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 3 playthroughs and 1 other video. They date from April to October 2022.
To learn the rules, start with "New Game! #ParadoxInitiative | Two Player Wednesday with Becca and Jake | Elf Creek Games" by Good Time Society, which runs 2 h 33 min. For a quicker teach, "OFPG - The Paradox Initiative Preview" by Our Family Plays Games runs 10 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Rahdo Previews►►► Paradox Initiative". To see it played, watch "Paradox Initiative Played LIVE", one of 3 playthroughs.
4 of 5
From BoardGameGeek:
"Our newest discovery changes everything! Our paradox engine lets us manipulate paradox particles, the fundamental building blocks of reality. Past, present, and future—none are beyond our grasp, and nobody can stand in our way! Except, that is, maybe the frauds at that rival paradox lab down the street. Quickly, to the control room. Switch off the safeties, there’s renown to be won!” In The Paradox Initiative, players are mad scientists competing to claim strands of spacetime from worlds all across the multiverse. Who can most efficiently operate their particle-matching "Paradox Engine" to collect data from the different worlds? Be careful! Your collecting sends ripples throughout existence, collapsing the connections that future generations will need to reap the benefits of your reckless experiments. The Paradox Initiative takes the familiar board game elements of card drafting, set collection, and resource management, then adds a Bejewelled-like grid of discs for each player to manipulate. As a result, The Paradox Initiative is simple to learn, yet challenging to master, with players navigating three interlocking systems to grab as much spacetime as they can to be hailed the greatest scientist in the universe! —description from the publisher
Designer
Brian Suhre
Artists
Andrew Bosley, Sébastien Caiveau, Marie Cardouat, David Cochard, Lina Cossette, Jacqui Davis, Mihajlo Dimitrievski, Xavier Gueniffey Durin and 12 more
Publisher
Elf Creek Games
Categories
Mechanics